News/World (Page 182)

World The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died suddenly and unexpectedly in prison last week, has been handed over to his mother, his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh wrote on the social media platform X on Saturday. Widow had accused Putin of having ‘fake’ Christian faith for delayThomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

For some Israeli politicians, the United Nations has a troubling fixation on their country. A bias, some claim, has revealed itself particularly prominently in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Those attacks claimed the lives of around 1,200 people, according to Israeli officials, and prompted Israel to launch a ground andContinue Reading

World The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the U.S. organization’s money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and trips on private planes and superyachts, a New York jury determined Friday. Wayne LaPierre used NRAContinue Reading

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented his first official “day after” plan for the Gaza Strip once Israel’s war with Hamas ends, saying Israel will keep security control over all Palestinian areas and make reconstruction of Gaza dependent on its demilitarization. No mention of Palestinian Authority in plan,Continue Reading

World A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State has lost her latest appeal over the removal of her British citizenship. Shamima Begum, now 24, was stripped of her U.K. citizenship after travelling to Syria, marrying fighterThomson Reuters · Posted: Feb 23, 2024Continue Reading

World A private lander touched down on the moon Thursday but managed just a weak signal back, as flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact with the first U.S. spacecraft to reach the lunar surface in more than 50 years. Company confirms craft landed upright on moon 6 days afterContinue Reading

Israel will send negotiators to truce talks in Paris on Friday, Israeli media said, as Palestinians in Gaza hoped for a ceasefire that could hold off a full-blown Israeli assault on Rafah, after it endured one of its worst bombardments of the conflict. Palestinian health officials said 97 people were confirmed killedContinue Reading

World The apparent violent death of Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov, whose dramatic defection was touted by Ukraine, highlights the safety risks of those who loudly resist Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour. Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov defected to Ukraine last year after flying helicopter over borderThomson Reuters · Posted: Feb 22,Continue Reading

World Alexei Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, accused Russian investigators on Thursday of planning to bury her son in secret without a funeral, and said she would not agree to it. She has been shown his body and death certificate, which Navalny aides said attributes his demise to natural causes. Alexei Navalny’s motherContinue Reading